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This can include sideloaded apps that bypass the official app store’s security checks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026
A senior official in Zelensky's office, alleged to be involved, was sacked.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
Mayor Karen Bass is at the helm of the city’s battle against homelessness, but since 2023 Raman has been the second-most powerful official as chair of the City Council’s Housing and Homelessness Committee.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2026
At least 10 senior Fannie Mae employees are leaving the secondary mortgage giant, with a senior administration official saying they were terminated.
From Barron's ● Aug. 22, 2026
It’s scary when two men in official jackets stare you down.
From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller
Tapping on an old-style mobile with a tiny screen, he says a recent ban on smartphones for officials has slowed things down.
From BBC ● Aug. 24, 2026
Infantino was in the Dominican Republic over the weekend for meetings with local and regional football officials, despite Montagliani reportedly asking him to stay away from a youth tournament there.
From Barron's ● Aug. 24, 2026
DOJ officials and the company had spent months exchanging settlement proposals but had little to show for it, and some in the government had been pushing to break up the giant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The San Diego Union-Tribune reported that park officials said they were not yet sure when the whales would be introduced to the public.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 24, 2026
As we inched along the counter, there were endless repetitions of questions, endless consulting of papers, endless coming and going of officials.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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